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Archive for August, 2010

Source: DIA Daily BusinessWeek /HealthDay (8/26) reported, “In 2009, the prices of the most popular brand-name drugs used by American seniors rose 8.3 percent, according to AARP researchers who looked at 217 brand-name drugs. They also noted that the price of those medications increased seven percent in 2008, and that the retail price of brand-name […]

Source: DIA Daily The Wall Street Journal (8/30, Winslow) reports that for patients with acute coronary syndrome, physicians often turn to Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Plavix (clopidogrel) to prevent clot-induced strokes and heart attacks. However, a significant number of patients carry genetic variations that impede the drug’s effectiveness. While some believe a genetic test could […]

Source: MedWire News A high consumption of green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, and lettuce, significantly reduces the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest. “The findings add to the growing body of evidence that lifestyle is key for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes,” lead study […]

Source: MedWire News Gaining modest amounts of fat causes endothelial dysfunction in normal-weight adults even if their blood pressure does not change, a study suggests. Endothelial function was only impaired with increases in visceral and not subcutaneous fat, and normal blood vessel function was recovered after the fat was lost again, the researchers report. “Our […]

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles interfere with the binding of T-cell microparticles (MPs) to human monocytes, new research suggests. The net result is to inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, meaning this is one mechanism by which HDL cholesterol exerts an anti-inflammatory effect. The findings are reported by an Italian team in the open-access journalÂ PLoS One. […]

Source: USA Today Generic-drug makers in the past year have dropped a record number of patent lawsuits against brand-name pharmaceutical companies in exchange for compensation to delay getting money-saving drugs to market. Legislation that has recently gained momentum in Congress threatens to end such deals. The House has passed a bill limiting “pay for delay” […]

Source: DIA Daily The UK Telegraph (8/18, Jamieson) reports that after taking “high-resolution images of men, women taking the pill, and women not taking the pill,” Austrian researchers found the “contraceptive of choice of an estimated 3.5 million British women — a quarter of all 16 to 49-year-olds — increases the size of parts of […]

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